You already wrote it! Why not submit it? Best College Essays 2018 is accepting submissions for their college admissions essay contest. First Prize is $1000! Two second prizes, $500 each, will also be given. They will publish 50-75 essays. Deadline: March 15, 2018

In my news feed this morning appeared an article in the Wall Street Journal that seemed to be aimed directly at me. Entitled Some Elite Colleges Review an Application in 8 Minutes (or Less), the article explains that As application numbers surge, admissions officers at some elite colleges say they don’t have time to read {read more }…

Here at New Vision Learning, we’ve already begun celebrating! Witness our early successes: Harvard, Columbia, Princeton, Stanford, Penn, Barnard, Tulane, Wesleyan, Vassar, Bard, The New School for Social Research, Lewis and Clark. Our students have so far received almost half a million dollars in need-blind, merit-based financial aid. We are so proud of the work {read more }…

Ain’t no mountain high enough? Ain’t no valley low enough? To keep me from my . . . Writing always has a bit of pain in it. It’s inevitable. The idea is to put the moment of truth off as long as possible so that the imagination has free rein, so that you can play {read more }…

Working in College Admissions, I read thousands of essays, by assuredly brilliant young people, that DID NOT catch the eye of the Admissions Committee. As a writer myself and lifelong teacher of writing, I felt frustrated reading these essays! I wished I could jump behind the screen and give these students advice on how to {read more }…

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Gabby is “on” every millisecond of the session. I felt like I got a lot of attention. She helps you straighten out your life in a hectic time and makes the college process strategic, directed and focused. She makes you feel like you don’t have to traverse this mountain alone.